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Warwick Thornton (written by)
Release Date:
7 May 2009 (Australia)
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True Love.
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Samson and Delilah's world is small- an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy...
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From 65 to 9 -- Academy Unveils Best Foreign Film Oscar Shortlist
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 21 January 2010, 10:17 PM, PST)
First sight: Warwick Thornton
(From The Guardian - Film News. 14 January 2010, 3:30 PM, PST)
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 21 January 2010, 10:17 PM, PST)
First sight: Warwick Thornton
(From The Guardian - Film News. 14 January 2010, 3:30 PM, PST)
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Excellent Film - watch it if you get the chance
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rowan McNamara | ... | Samson |
| Marissa Gibson | ... | Delilah |
| Mitjili Napanangka Gibson | ... | Nana (as Mitjili Gibson) |
| Scott Thornton | ... | Gonzo |
| Matthew Gibson | ... | Samson's Brother / Verandah Band (as Matthew 'MG' Gibson) |
| Peter Bartlett | ... | Store Manager |
| Noreen Robertson Nampijinpa | ... | Community Lady (as Noreen Robertson) |
| Kenrick Martin | ... | Wheelchair Boy (as Kenrick 'Ricco' Martin) |
| Fiona Gibson | ... | Payback Aunty |
| Morgaine Wallace | ... | Checkout Lady |
| Tony 'Brownie' Brown | ... | Security Guard |
| Patricia Shelper | ... | Art Store Lady |
| Rona McDonald | ... | Teenage Girl |
| Jessica Sanderson | ... | Teenage Girl |
| Dylan McDonald | ... | Abductor |
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Samson & Delilah (Australia)
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Australia:101 min | Australia:100 min
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Australia's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.
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A really good film showing the grim realities of Aboriginal life through the 'love-story' of Samson and Delilah.
What really impressed me with the film was the fact that both lead roles were played by amateurs. Both played their characters incredibly and (hopefully) have long and successful acting careers ahead of them.
Sure, there was little dialogue between them (Samson only says one word in the whole film) but to be honest as the film went on I grew to like this. Yes, you could argue that more dialogue would have developed their characters more, but by the end I had become comfortable with it and was glad that the director had taken this approach.
The cinematography is superb and the topic both harrowing and sad.
I scored the film an 8 because the last 10 minutes is basically romantic nonsense. Really the film should have finished at the car accident, but after a film that had so little light and positiveness then I can understand that it needed the solace that the 'romantic' ending gave it.